Labour Party has called for an immediate and comprehensive deployment of security agents to vulnerable communities in the north-central, especially in Benue State.
The party also called for urgent humanitarian intervention to provide food, shelter, medical care, and trauma support for victims of the dastardly massacre in communities in Benue.
Acting National Chairman of the party, Senator Nenadi Usman, who made the call on Monday, further urged a transparent investigation and swift prosecution of those behind the killings, as she maintained that the probe should be swift and thorough no matter the background and affiliations of those involved.
Decrying the massacre of over 100 Nigerians including internally displaced persons (IDPs), women, children, and security officers, and widespread destruction of property, the LP national leader while expressing sadness over the incident maintained that the victims “were not just numbers.
They were human beings, innocent lives cut short; children who deserved protection, not slaughter; mothers who should be nurturing their families, not buried in mass graves; fathers whose lives were stolen while defending their homes.”
According to her, the “fresh wave of senseless killings in Benue State, where nearly hundreds of people, including have been brutally murdered in cold blood,” is a “level of bloodshed that should shake every conscience in Nigeria.”
Writing on her official X handle, @SenNenadiUsman, “The burning of homes, the ambush of security officers, the helplessness of internally displaced persons caught in these merciless attacks, all expose the continued failure of government at all levels to fulfill the most basic responsibility: to protect lives and property.”
She added that as a nation Nigeria cannot continue like this.
“We in the Labour Party pledge to stand and will continue to advocate for policies that protect our people, empower the weak, and deliver justice to the victims.
“To the grieving families, I mourn with you as a mother. To the children left orphaned, to the women widowed, to the communities shattered, know that your pain is felt across this nation, and your cries for justice will not be ignored.
Nigeria must rise beyond mere condemnations. We must act decisively. The blood of the innocent cries out and as a people, we must respond with justice, compassion, and with urgency. Enough is enough,” she maintained.
